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遺族

いぞく

bereaved family

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Examples

  1. 遺族に補償金が支払われた。

    いぞくにほしょうきんがしはらわれた。

    Compensation was paid to the bereaved family.

  2. 遺族は事故の原因を知りたいと話した。

    いぞくはじこのげんいんをしりたいとはなした。

    The bereaved families said they want to know the cause of the accident.

  3. 式には遺族だけが参列した。

    しきにはいぞくだけがさんれつした。

    Only the bereaved family attended the ceremony.

Common patterns

遺族に伝える
to inform the bereaved family
遺族年金
a survivor's pension
被害者の遺族
the victim's bereaved family

Memory tip

遺 'left behind' (as in 遺産, 遺書) plus 族 'family': the family someone leaves behind. It belongs to news reports and formal contexts, not to talking about your own relatives.

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